PREPARING OUR

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PREPARING OUR

• HEARTS

Ezra 710
to seek the law of the Lord
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Preparing Our Hearts
We MUST prepare our hearts!
Children are instructed Ecclesiastes 121
Parents are instructed Ephesians 64
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Preparing Our Hearts
How does one prepare his heart?
Recognize that the heart is like soil that needs
to be prepared to receive the seed.
Matthew 133-9, 18-23 Luke 811-15
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Preparing Our Hearts
How does one prepare his heart?
By not involving himself in materialism and
immorality.
Lack of love for the truth
2 Timothy 313 2 Thessalonians 210-12
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Preparing Our Hearts
How does one prepare his heart?
Develop a delight in the Law of the Lord by
meditating on it day and night.
Psalm 11,2 Philippians 48 Proverbs 423
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Preparing Our Hearts
How does one prepare his heart?
Recognize that a war is going on between the
spiritual man and the physical man.
Which man is being fed--the spiritual or the
physical?
Romans 722,23 85-9 Galatians 522,23
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To Seek the Law of the Lord
Seeking the Law of the Lord means STUDYING!
Being diligent in the seeking process!
If we seek, we will find.
2 Timothy 215 Matthew 77 Hebrews 116
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To Do It!
We must be willing to do Gods will after we find
it!
When necessary, we need to make correction in our
lives.
If you know these things, blessed are you if you
do them. John 1317
Matthew 721-27 James 122-25
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To Teach It!
Like Ezra, we MUST be involved in teaching others.
Ezra 711, 25 Nehemiah 81-8
We must prepare to teach it and ensure that we
are also living it!
Hebrews 512-14 2 Timothy 22 Ephesians 33-5
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For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law
of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes
and ordinances in Israel. Ezra 710
If Your Heart Is Ready
Your reward will be worth the effort you put into
preparing your heart to seek the Law of the
Lord.